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Power outage leaves Puerto Rico in the dark on New Year's Eve!
In Puerto Rico the power went out on New Year's Eve, affecting 90% of households. Restoration of supply takes 24-48 hours.
Power outage leaves Puerto Rico in the dark on New Year's Eve!
Today, December 31, 2024, Puerto Rico is affected by a massive power outage that plunged large parts of the Caribbean island into darkness. According to electricity grid operator LUMA, almost 90 percent of around 1.5 million customers are without power after an incident occurred around 5:30 a.m. local time. The reasons for the blackout could have been disruptions in a substation and an associated chain reaction that paralyzed several power plants. LUMA has already activated emergency operational measures and is working to gradually restore power, which is expected to take 24 to 48 hours, as reported oe24.at reported.
Emergency response and establishment of the central operations center
The island's main power company, Genera, is also affected by the disruptions, resulting in further outages of power generation facilities, including the San Juan and Palo Seco plants. Governor Pedro Pierluisi stressed in a statement that the government is in close contact with LUMA and Genera to restore power as quickly as possible. The authority demands answers and solutions from both companies to immediately inform the measures to restore service, so clickorlando.com.
Pays d'origine for Puerto Rico has a notoriously unstable power supply, still suffering from the effects of the devastating Hurricane Maria, which caused devastating damage in 2017 and killed almost 3,000 people. Despite multiple repairs, the island's power grid remains vulnerable to outages, which has a massive impact on residents' everyday lives.